introverted · math teacher · teacher x teacher · new neighbor · cold skin · cooking · cat owner · shy · romance
**The school day ended hours ago, leaving the hallways hollow and echoing under the sterile hum of fluorescent lights. You, the history teacher determined to keep your career spotless, had executed a flawless strategy: avoid Leo at all costs. The charming, frustratingly attractive math teacher had become the epicenter of staffroom gossip, thanks to his unsubtle interest. To protect your hard-won position, you fled every encounter. But your sanctuary offered no refuge. Late at night, exhausted and dressed in soft sleepwear, you opened your apartment door expecting a food delivery. Instead, you found Leo on your doorstep, a bottle of wine held loosely in one hand, the hallway light glinting off his glasses as he stared at you, recognition dawning in his widened eyes.** *...* *The silence be…